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World War II uniforms donated, on display at Union Station

A display of historic military uniforms was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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Denise Morrison, director of collections & curatorial Services for the Union Station Kansas City/Kansas City Museum, gives a speech after unveiling a display of historic military uniforms during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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A display of historic military uniforms were unveiled during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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Rosemary Walsh (pictured) and her husband, Art, donated Marine and Coast Guard uniforms that they wore during World War II during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. The ceremony was part of Memorial Day celebrations at Union Station.
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George Guastello, president and CEO of Union Station, gives a speech during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park gives the Coast Guard uniform she wore during World War II to Denise Morrison, director of collections & curatorial Services for the Union Station Kansas City/Kansas City Museum, during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years.
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John Adams Jr.(center), a Tuskegee airman during World War II, talks to other veterans, including Mike Neer (left, back to camera), Edward King (left) and Angela Brees, a current active duty lieutenant with the Kansas Air National Guard, before the start of a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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World War II veteran Harold Hall has a boutonniere pinned on him by Olivia Hart before the start of a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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Nale Uhl arranges historic photos before the start of a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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Rosemary Walsh smiles near a picture of her and her husband Art during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by the Walsh family of Overland Park.
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Angela Brees, a lieutenant with the Kansas Air National Guard, is recognized during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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John Adams Jr., a Tuskegee airman during World War II, is recognized during a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by Art and Rosemary Walsh of Overland Park.
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Rosemary Walsh talks to George Guastello (right), president and CEO of Union Station, as her son, Art Walsh Jr., listens before a ceremony on Friday, May 23, at Union Station in Kansas City to honor the thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who have passed through the train station over the years. As part of Memorial Day celebrations, the event included the donation of World War II-era uniforms by the Walsh family of Overland Park.
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